In re Charles P. CA4/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 30, 2014D065142California520 words

Opinion

Opinion

INTRODUCTION

Minor appeals a juvenile court judgment directing him to pay victim restitution

totaling $22,211. After independently reviewing the record for error (see People v.

Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441-442 (Wende)), we have not identified any reasonably

arguable appellate issues and affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

Minor and an accomplice stole a 1996 BMW 328i, drove it through the gate of a

school, drove it around the school recklessly, and then set it on fire. Minor admitted to

committing two counts of vandalism (Pen. Code, § 594, subds. (a), (b)(1)) and one count

of unlawfully taking and driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), in exchange

for the dismissal of six other related charges.

The juvenile court ordered minor placed in a juvenile probation camp program for

up to 365 days. The court later ordered him to pay victim restitution of $5,696 to the car

owner and $16,515 to the school. The restitution amounts were based on documents and

testimony provided by the car owner and the school's risk management specialist.

Specifically, the car owner testified and provided photographs showing that,

although the car had been driven over 130,000…

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